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REGISTER. 



AGNUS, Felix 

MAJOR, 165th New York Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Private, 5th New York Infantry, April 15, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, September 
6, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, July 8. 1S62. Captain. 165th New York 
Infantry, September 15, 1862. Major, September 2, 1863. Resigned, 
July 26, 1865. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, and Brevet Brigadier General, 
March 13, 1865. 

Elected December 6. 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No, 2617. 

ALMY, John Jay 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, February 2, 1829. Passed Midshipman, July 3. 1835. Lieu- 
tenant, March 8, 1841. Commander, April 24, 1861. Captain, March 
3, 1865. Commodore, December 31, 1869. Rear Admiral, August 
24, 1873. Retired, April 24, 1877. 

Elected May 6, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 740. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 

AMMEN, Daniel 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, July 7, 1836. Passed Midshipman, July 1, 1842. Master, 
May 10 1849. Lieutenant, November 4, 1849. 'Commander, July 16, 
1862. Captain, July 25, 1866. Commodore, April 1, 1872. Rear 
Admiral, December 11, 1877. Retired, June 4, 1878. 

Elected February 16, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 572. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February, I, 
1882. 



ANDERSON, Nicholas Longworth 

COLONEL, 6th Ohio Infantry ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant, Adjutant, 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (3 months' service), 
May 12, 1 86 1. Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., June 
15, 1861. Colonel, August 9, 1862 (mustered, November 9, 1862). 
Mustered out, June 23, 1864. 

Brevet Brigadier General and Brevet Major General, U. S. V., March 13, 
1865. 

Elected January 5, 1870, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1133. Transferred to Comman- 
dery of the District of Columbia, April 5, 1882. 

ARTHUR, Chester A. 

A gentleman in civil life, who, during the Rebellion, was specially distin- 
guished for conspicuous and consistent loyalty to the National Govern- 
ment, and who, as Quartermaster General of the State of New . York, 
was most active and eminent in maintaining the supremacy of the same. 

Elected April 5, 1882, Third Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2430. 

BACON, John Mosby 

CAPTAIN, 9th Cavalry; COLONEL, AIDE-DE-CAMP, U. S. A. 
MAJOR, 4th Kentucky Cavalry, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, nth Kentucky Cavalry, U. S. Y., September 22, 1862. 2d 
Lieutenant, 4th Kentucky Cavalry, U. S. V., November 5, 1862. 1st 
Lieutenant, February 1, 1863.' Captain, March 14, 1863. Major. 
November 20, 1864. Mustered out, August 21, 1865. 

Captain, 9th Cavalry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Colonel, Aide-de-Camp to 
the General of the Army, January 1, 187 1 . 

Brevet Major, March 2, 1867. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2360. 

BAILEY, Marcellus 

MAJOR, 7th U. S. Colored Infantry. 

Private, National Rifles of Washington, D. C, April 27, 1861. Mustered 
out, July 15, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 1st U. S. C. T., June 7, 1863. 1st 
Lieutenant, Adjutant, 4th U. S. C. T., August 22, 1863. Captain. 
Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., May 19, 1864. Major, 7th 
U. S. C. T., November 26, 1864. Resigned, June 7, 1866. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commander)' of the District 
of Columbia, Insignia No. 2490. 



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BA/RD, Absalom 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL. ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL : 

BREVET MAJOR GENERAL. U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL: BREVET MAJOR GENERAL. U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July I, 1845. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st Artillery.. 
July 1, 1849. 2 d Lieutenant, April I, 1850. 1st Lieutenant, Decem- 
ber 24, 1853. Brevet Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, May 11, 
1861. Captain. Assistant Adjutant General, August 3, 1861. Major, 
Assistant Inspector General, November 12, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, 
Assistant Inspector General, June 13, 1S69. 
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, September 20, 1863. Brevet Colonel, November 
24, 1863. Brevet Brigadier General and Brevet Major General, March 
1 3, !8 6 5- 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Brigadier General, April 28, 1862. Mustered out. September 1, 1866. 
Brevet Major General, September 1, 1864. 

Elected December 3. 1879. First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Illinois. Insignia No. 1949. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, Februarv 1, 1882. 



BA/RD,. William 

Eldest son of Companion Absalom Baird. 

Elected March 3, 1880 Second Class, by Commandery of the 

Sure 0: Illinois. Insignia No. 2002. Transferred to Comman- 
der}- of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 18S2. 



BARBER, Merriti 

MAJOR. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL. U. S. A. 

1st Lieutenant, 10th Vermont Infantry, L T . S. V., August 7, 1S62. Captain, 
July 31, 1864. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, L T . S. V., May 
18, 1865. Mustered out, September 19, 1865. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., October 19, 1864. 

2d Lieutenant, i6th Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1S66. 1st Lieutenant. 
February 23, 1S66. Captain, March 4, 1879. Major, Assistant Adju- 
tant General, June 29, 1882. 

Brevet Major, U. S. A. . March 2, 1S67. 

Elected December 6. 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District Columbia, Insignia No. 2614. 



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BA TCH ELDER, Richard N. 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, DEPUTY QUARTERMASTER GENERAL; 
BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 

ist Lieutenant, ist New Hampshire Infantry, U. S. V., May 2, 1861. Cap- 
tain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. V., August 3, 1861. Assigned to 
duty with rank of Lieutenant Colonel, (under act of July 17, 1862,) 
January 1, 1863. Assigned to duty with rank of Colonel, (under act 
of July 4, 1864,) August 2, 1864. Mustered out, June 8, 1865. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, and Brevet Brig- 
adier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. A., February 16, 1865. Major, 
Quartermaster, January 1.8, 1867. Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Quarter- 
master General, March 10, 1882. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, and Brevet Colonel, U. S. A., 
March 13, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2611. 

BAXTER, Jedediah Hyde 

CHIEF MEDICAL PURVEYOR (COLONEL), U. S. A. 
SURGEON ; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Surgeon, 12th Massachusetts Infantry, U. S. V., June 26, 1861. Surgeon, 

U. S. V., April 4, 1862. 
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 30, 1865. Brevet Colonel, 

U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 
Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Medical Purveyor, July 20, 1867. Lieutenant 

Colonel, Chief Medical Purveyor, June 23, 1874. Colonel, June 23, 

1874. 

Brevet Colonel, U. S. A., July 20, 1867. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2402. 

BENET, Stephen V. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, CHIEF OF ORDNANCE, U, S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1845. Brevet 2d Lieutenant of Ordnance, 
U. S. A., July 1, 1849. 2cl Lieutenant, July 10, 1851. ist Lieutenant, 
July 1, 1853. Captain, August 3, 1861. Major, December 22, 1866. 
Brigadier General, Chief of Ordnance, June 23, 1874. 

Elected January 11, 1382, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2281. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 
1882. 



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BENJAMIN, Samuel Nicoll 

MAJOR, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL ; BREVET LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July I, 1856 2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, U. S. A., 
May 6, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, May 15, 1861. Captain, June 13. 1864, 
Major, Assistant Adjutant General, March 3, 1875. 

Brevet Major, August 1, 1864. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

BINGHAM, Henry H. 

MAJOR, JUDGE ADVOCATE; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V., September 4, 1862. 
Captain, September 9, 1862. Major, Judge Advocate, U. S. V., Sep- 
tember 26, 1864. Mustered out, July 2, 1866. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., August 1, 1864. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 
Brevet Colonel, and Brevet Brigadier General, April 9, 1865. 

Elected November 13, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 551. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 
1882. 

BLAKE, George A. H. 

COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 

1st Lieutenant, 2d Dragoons, June 11, 1836. Captain, December 3, 1839. 

Major, 1st Dragoons, July 23, 1850. Lieutenant Colonel, May 13, 1861. 

Colonel, 1st Cavalry, February 15, 1862. Retired, December 15, 1870. 
Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected July 8, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 827. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, March 15, 1882. 

BOGGS, Charles Stewart 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, November 1, 1826. Passed Midshipman, April 28, 1832. 
Lieutenant, September 6, 1837. Commander, September 14, 1855. 
Captain, July, 16, 1862. Commodore, July 25, 1866. Rear Admiral, 
July 1, 1870. Retired, January 28, 1872. 

Elected April 1, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 701. Transferred to Commander}- of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 



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BOYNTON, Henry V. 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL. 35th Ohio Infantry : BREVET BRIGADIER 
GENERAL. U. S. V. 

Major, 35th Ohio Infantry, July 29, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, July 13. 

1863. Discharged, on account of wounds, September 8, 1864. 
Brevet Brigadier General. U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882. First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2603. 



BRAGG, Edward Stuyvesant 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Captain, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, July 16, 1861. Major, September 17. 
1861. Lieutenant Colonel, June 21, 1862. Colonel, March 24, 1863. 
Brigadier General, U. S. V., June 25, 1864. Mustered out, October 8, 
1865. 

Elected May 3. 1882, first Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2488. 



BRIDGE, Horatio 

PAY DIRECTOR, U. S. N. 

Purser, U. S. X., February 16, 1838. Retired, April 8. 1868. Pay Direc- 
tor (retired list), March 3, 1871. 

Elected February 19. 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 169. Transferred to Com- 
mander}* of the District of Columbia, March 7, 1882. 



BROWNE, John Mills 

MEDICAL DIRECTOR, U. S. N. 

Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N., March 26, 1853. Passed Assistant Surgeon. 
May 12,1858. Surgeon, June 19, 1861. Medical Inspector. Decem- 
ber 1. 187 1. Medical Director. October 6, 1878. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2432. 



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BURNS, William Wallace 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, ASSISTANT COMMISSARY GENERAL OF 
SUBSISTENCE; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1842. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 3d infantry, 
U. S. A., July 1, 1847. 2 d Lieutenant, 5th Infantry, September 8, 
1847. Is t Lieutenant, August 12, 1850. Captain, Commissary of Sub- 
sistence, November 3, 1858. Major, August 3, 1861. Lieutenant 
Colonel, Assistant Commissary General of Subsistence, June 23, 1874. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, June 29, 1862. Brevet Colonel, June 30, 1862. 
Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 
Brigadier General, September 28, 1861. Resigned, March 20. 1863. 

Elected May 5, 1869, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No, 1049. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, March 1, 1882. 

BURRITT, Ira Nichols 

CAPTAIN, 56th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. K, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry Volunteers, (three months' 
service,) April 16, 1861. Mustered out, July 26, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 
56th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V., April 22, 1862. 1st Lieutenant 
February 3, 1863. Captain, March 31, 1863. Discharged, on account 
of wounds, November 21, 1864. 

Elected January, 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2282. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 
1882. 

BUTTS, Frank A. 

MAJOR, 47th New York Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private," New York Volunteers (not mustered), September 14, 1 861 . 2d 
Lieutenant, 47th New York Infantry, January 15, 1862. 1st Lieutenant, 
May 1, 1862. Captain, November 1, 1863. Major, March 1, 1865. 
Mustered out, August 30, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2491. 



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CAMP, Norman Henry 

ist LIEUTENANT, Signal Corps; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. V. 

Private, 5th New York Infantry, U. S. V., April 26, 1861. Corporal, May 
10, 1 86 1. Sergeant, August 5, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 4th New Jersey 
Infantry, October 29, 1861. ist Lieutenant, Signal Corps, U. S. V., 
March 3, 1863. Resigned, June 5, 1865. 

Brevet Captain, and Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected April 5," 1882,' First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2486. 



CAPRON, Horace 

COLONEL, 14th Illinois Cavalry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL 
U. S. V. 

Lieutenant Colonel, 14th Illinois Cavalry, December 3, 1862. Colonel, 
February 6, 1863. Honorably discharged, January 23, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
"of Columbia. Insignia No. 2487. 



CARD, Benjamin C. 

MAJOR, QUARTERMASTER ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
Assigned to duty as QUARTERMASTER with rank of COLONEL, 
U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

ist Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, September 27, 1861. Captain, Assistant 
Quartermaster. September 27, 1861. Major, Quartermaster, June 6, 
1872. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, and Brevet Brig- 
adier General, March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 

Assigned to duty as Quartermaster with rank of Colonel (act of July 4, 
1864), August 2, 1864, to January 1, 1867. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2349. 



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CAREY, Asa B. 

MAJOR, PAYMASTER ; BREVET LIETUENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July i, 1854. Brevet 2d Lieutenant of Infantry, 
U. S. A., July 1, 1858. 2d Lieutenant, 7th Infantry, October 22, 1858. 
1st Lieutenant, 13th Infantry, May 14, 1861. Captain, 13th Infantry, 
October 24, 1861. Major, Paymaster, October 5, 1867. 

Brevet Major, March 28, 1862. Brevet Lieutenaut Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 

District of Columbia. Insignia No. -. 

CARLTON, Caleb Henry 

MAJOR, 3d Cavalry; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, 89th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1854. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 7th Infantry, July 
1, 1859. 2d Lieutenant, 4th Infantry, October 12, 1859. 1st Lieu- 
tenant, May 14, 1861. Captain, June 30, 1862. Unassigned, March 
23, 1869. Assigned to 10th Cavalry, December 15, 1870. Major, 3d 
Cavalry, May 17, 1876. 

Brevet Major, July 4, 1862. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, September 20, 1863. 

U. S. Volunteers : 
Colonel, 89th Ohio Infantry, July 7, 1863. Mustered out, June 23, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2401. 

CARROLL, Samuel Sprigg 

MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Arjnv : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July I, 1852. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, 
July 1, 1856. 2d Lieutenant, 10th Infantry, October 1, 1856. 1st 
Lieutenant, April 25, 1 861 . Captain, November 1, 1861. Lieutenant 
Colonel, 2 1 st Infantry, January 22, 1867. Retired with rank of Major 
General. June 9, 1869. 
Brevet Major, May 3, 1863. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, luly 3, 1863. 
Brevet Colonel, May 5, 1864. Brevet Brigadier General and Brevet 
Major General, March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Colonel, 8th Ohio Infantry, December 15, 1861. Brigadier General, May 

12, 1864. Mustered out, January 15, 1866. 
Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. . 



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CARTER, Samuel P. 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. A r avy : 

Midshipman, U. S. N., February 14. 1840. Passed Midshipman, July 11, 
1846. Master, September 12, 1854. Lieutenant, April 18, 1855. 
Lieutenant Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, June 25, 1865. 
Captain, October 28, 1870. Commodore, November 13, 1878. Retired, 
August 6, 1881. Promoted to Rear Admiral, on retired list, May 16, 
1882. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Acting Brigadier General, September, 1861. Brigadier General, May 1, 
1862. Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. Mustered out, January 
15, 1866. 

Elected March 6, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 458. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 

CASEY, Silas 

■ COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S. X. A., September 25, 1856. Midshipman, 
U. S. N., June 15, i860. Master, September 19, 1861. Lieutenant, 
July 16, 1862. Lieutenant Commander, July 25, 1866. Commander, 
June 14, 1874. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commander}' of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2604. 

CAZIARC, Louis V. 

1st LIEUTENANT, 2d Artillery, U. S. A. 

1st LIEUTENANT; BREVET CAPTAIN, U. S. V. 

Sergeant, Co. I, 38th Massachusetts Infantry', U. S. V., August 16, 1862. 
1st Lieutenant, 89th Colored Infantry, U. S. V., April 24, 1864. 1st 
Lieutenant, 8 1st Colored Infantry, U. S. V., August 30, 1864. 1st 
Lieutenant, 73d Colored Infantry, U. S. V., October 12, 1864. 1st 
Lieutenant, 81st Colored Infantry. U. S. V., August 23, 1865. Mus- 
tered out, September 9, 1866 

Brevet Captain, U. S. V., March 26, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, nth Infantry, U. S. A., July 20, 1866. 1st Lieutenant, No- 
vember 23, 1868. Unassigned, April 141869. Assigned to 2d Artil- 
lery,' January 1, 1 87 1. 

Elected November 1, 1871, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1349. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member. February I , 
1882. Chancellor, February 1, 1882, to . 



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CHANDLER, John Gorham 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, DEPUTY QUARTERMASTER GENERAL; 
BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., September i, 1848. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, 
U. S. A., July 1, 1853. 2d Lieutenant, December 24, 1853. 1st 
Lieutenant, May 31, 1856. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, May 17, 
1 86 1. Assigned to duty with rank of Lieutenant Colonel from January 
I, 1863, to August I, 1865 (act of July 17, 1862). Major, Quarter- 
master, January 18, 1867. Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster 
General, March 4, 1879. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, and Brevet Colonel, U. S. A., 
March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 10, 1872, First Class, by Commandery of tne 
State of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1371. Transferred to 
Commandery of the District of Columbia, November 1, 1882. 

CHASE, Constantino 

1st LIEUTENANT, 3d Artillery, U. S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 3d Massachusetts Artillery, U. S. V., September 9, 1863. 

1st Lieutenant, October 15, 1864. Mustered out, September 18, 1865. 
Brevet Captain, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, 1st Artillery, U. S. A., May 11, 1866. Transferred to 3d 

Artillery, September 28, 1866. 1st Lieutenant, March 26, 1868. 
Brevet 1st Lieutenant, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

CLAPP, William H. 

CAPTAIN, 16th Infantry, U. S. A. 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL; BREVET LIEU- 
TENANT COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. A, 71st New York State Militia, April 19, 1861. Mustered out, 
July 30, 1 86 1. 2d Lieutenant, 42d Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., September 
25, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, March 14, 1862. Captain, Assistant Adjutant 
General, U. S. V., May 15, 1863. Mustered out, December 5, 1865. 

Brevet Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, nth Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. 1 st Lieutenant, 
February 23, 1866. Transferred to 16th Infantry, April 14, 1869. 
Captain, December 25, 1874. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2519. 



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CLARKE, Otis P. G. 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 14th Rhode Island Infantry ; CAPTAIN, 18th 
Veteran Reserve Corps, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant Rhode Island National Guard, April 25, 1861. 1st Lieu- 
tenant, 2d Rhode Island Infantry, June 6, 1861. Captain, July 22, 
1861. Discharged, on account of wounds, July 21, 1862. Lieutenant 
Colonel (not mustered) 14th Rhode Island Infantry, June 20, 1863. 
1st Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, Dec. 14, 1863. Captain, 18th 
Veteran Reserve Corps, June 6, 1864. Mustered out, Nov. 20, 1866. 

Brevet Major, June 29, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2493. 

CLAY, Cecil 

COLONEL, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENE- 
RAL, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant, 58th Pennsylvania Infantry (not mustered), September 1, 
1 86 1. Captain, January 1 (mustered, March 1), 1862. Major (not 
mustered), September 30, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel, November 19, 
1864 (mustered, January 1, 1865). Colonel (not mustered), November 
20, 1864. Mustered out, January 24, 1866. 

Brevet Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected February 7, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 149. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, Feb. 1, 1882. 

COGSWELL, Milion 

MAJOR; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, 2d New York Heavy Artillery, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1845. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 4th Infantry, 
July 1, 1849. 2d Lieutenant, 8th Infantry, August 4, 1849. Ist Lieu- 
tenant, August 15, 1855. Captain, May 13, 1861. Major, October 8, 
1864. Unassigned, March 15, 1869. Assigned to 21st Infantry, March 
26, 1869. Retired, September 5, 187 1. 
Brevet Major, October 21. 1861. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, July 30, 1864. 
Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Colonel, 42d New York Infantry, July 21, 1861. Colonel, 2d New York 
Heavy Artillery, October 1, 1862. Mustered out, April 7, 1863. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2494. 

Died at Washington, D. C, Nov. 20, 1882. Buried in Rock Creek Church 
Cemetery, D. C. 



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COLE, Charles C. 

CAPTAIN, 17th Maine Infantry, U. S. V. 
Sergeant, 17th Maine Infantry, August 18, 1862. 2tl Lieutenant, April 21, 
1864 (mustered, June 5, 1864). 1st Lieutenant, October 20, 1864 
(mustered, November 4, 1864). Captain, January 31, 1865. Mustered, 
out, June 4, 1865. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2514. 

COLHOUN, Edmund Ross 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, April I, 1839. Passed Midshipman. July 2, 1845. Master, 
Jauuary 6, 1853. Resigned, June 27, 1853. Appointed Acting Lieu- 
tenant, September 24, 1 861 . Commander, July 16, 1862. Captain, 
March 2, 1869. Commodore, April 26, 1876. Rear Admiral, Decem- 
ber 3, 1882. 

Elected October 14, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 894. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, January 3, 1883. 

CRANFORD, Henry S. 

CAPTAIN, COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant 84th New York Infantry. U. S. V. (14th N. Y. S. M.), 
May 23, 1861. 

Captain, Assistant Commissary of Subsistence, February 19, 1863. Resigned. 

July 2, 1865. 
Brevet, Major, U. S. V., July 5, 1865. 

Elected January 8, 1865, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of New York. Insignia No. 634. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1 , 
1882. Member of Council, February 1, 1882, to . 

CURTIS, Herbert Pel ham 

MAJOR, JUDGE ADVOCATE; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 
CAPTAIN, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, January 4, 1862. 1st Lieutenant 

July 19, 1862. Captain, February 6, 1864. 
Major, Judge Advocate, U. S. A., February 25, 1867. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2407. 



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CUTTER, George Francis 

PAY DIRECTOR (Commodore), U. S. N. 

Purser, U. S. N., June 5. 1844. Pay Director, March 3, 1871. Chief of 
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, November 18, 1877. Retired, 
August 30, 1 88 1. 

Elected April 3, 1872, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Massachusetts. Insignia No, 1400. Transferred to Commander)- of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February I, 1882. 



CUTTS, Richard D. 

COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Colonel, Aide-de-Camp, U. S. V., November 16, 1861. Resigned, June 1, 
1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2352. 



DEWEY, George 

COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S. N. A., September 23, 1854. Midshipman, 
U. S. N., June 11, 1858. Passed Midshipman, January 28, 1861. 
Master, February 28, 1861.- Lieutenant, April 19, 1861. Lieutenant 
Commander, March 3, 1865. Commander, April 13, 1872. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2397. 



DeWITT, Calvin 

ASSISTANT SURGEON (CAPTAIN), U. S. A. 

Captain, 49th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V., October 24, 1861. Resigned, 
January 18, 1863. 

Assistant Surgeon (1st Lieutenant), U. S. A., May 14. 1867. Assistant 
Surgeon (Captain), May 14, 1870. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. . 



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DRUM, Richard C. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, ADJUTANT GENERAL, U. S. A. 

Private, 1st Pennsylvania Volunteers, December 8, 1846. 2d Lieutenant of 
Infantry, U. S. A., February 18, 1847. 2c ^ Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, 
April 9, 1847. Transferred to 4th Artillery, March 8, 1848. 1st Lieu- 
tenant, 4th Artillery, September 15, 1850. Brevet Captain, Assistant 
Adjutant General, March 16, 1861. Major, Assistant Adjutant General, 
August 3, 1 861 . Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, July 
17, 1862. Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, February 22, 1869. 
Brigadier General, Adjutant General, June 15, 1880. 

Brevet 1st Lieutenant, September 13, 1847. Brevet Colonel, September 24, 
1864. Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2361. 

DUDLEY, William Wade 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 19th Indiana Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER 
GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Captain, 19th Indiana Infantry, July 29, 1861. Major, September 18, 1862. 
Lieutenant Colonel, October 8, 1862. Discharged on account of 
wounds, June 30, 1864. Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2286. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 
1882. 

ENGLE, James Edgar 

2d LIEUTENANT, Veteran Reserve Corps, U. S. V. 
Private, Co. I, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry, January 15, 1862. Corporal, 
May 2, 1863. 1st Sergeant, August 1, 1864. 2d Lieutenant, Veteran 
Reserve Corps, August 17, 1864. Assigned to 16th Veteran Reserve 
Corps, September 27, 1865. Mustered out, June 30, 1866. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 

District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

ENGLISH, Earl 

COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, February 25, 1840. Passed Midshipman, July 11, 1846. 
Master, March 1, 1855. Lieutenant, September 14, 1855. Lieutenant 
Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, July 25, 1866. Captain, 
September 28. 1871. Chief of Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, 
November 20, 1878. Commodore, March 25, 1880. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2399. 

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EVANS, Robley D. 

COMMANDER. U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman. U. S. N. A.. September 20. i860. Acting Ensign. 
U. S. N., October 1, 1863. Master. May 10. 1866. Lieutenant, July 
25, 1866. Lieutenant Commander. March 12. 1868. Commander. 
July 12, 1878. 

Elected November 6, 1878. First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1863. Transferred to 
Commandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, Februarv 
1, 1882. Member of Council. February 1. 1882. to . 

FEBIGER, John Carson 

REAR ADMIRAL, U, S. N. 

Midshipman, U. S. N., September 4, 1838. Passed Midshipman, May 20, 
1844. Master, July 13, 1852. Lieutenant, April 30, 1853. Comman- 
der, August 27, 1862. Captain. May 6, 1868. Commodore, August 9, 
1874. Rear Admiral, February 4, 1882. Retired, July 1. 1882. 

Elected April 4. 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 1014. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February I, 1882. 

FILLEBRQWN, T. Scoti 

CAPTAIN. U. S. N. 

Midshipman. October 19, 1S41. Passed Midshipman, August 10. 1847. 
Master, September 14, 1855. Lieutenant. September 15, 1855. Lieu- 
tenant Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander. July 25. 1866. Cap- 
tain, January 6, 1874. 

Elected July 2. 1866. First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 325. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member. February 1, 1882. 

FLINT, James Milton 

SURGEON, U. S. N. 

Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N., April 14, 1862. Assistant Surgeon. 
October 25, 1863. Passed Assistant Surgeon, December 16. 1866. 
Surgeon, June 24, 1874. 

Elected June 7. 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2508. 



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FORSYTH, Lewis Cass 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. V., June u, 1862. Mustered out 

November 3, 1866. 
Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, (J. S. A., March II, 1867. 
Brevet Major, U. S. A., March 11, 1867. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2347. 

FRANKLIN, Samuel R. 

COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, February 18, 1841. Passed Midshipman, August 10, 1847. 
Master, April 18, 1855. Lieutenant, September 14, 1855. Lieutenant 
Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, July 25, 1866. Captain, 
August 13, 1872. Commodore, May 28, 1881. 

Elected June 3, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 807. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, April 1 1, 1882. 

FREUDENBERG, Charles Godfrey 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, Veteran Reserve Corps ; BREVET COLONEL, 
U. S. V. 

Captain, 52d New York Infantry, U. S. V., August 3, 1861. Major, No- 
vember 9, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, November 24, 1862. Major, 
Veteran Reserve Corps, November 26, 1863. Lieutenant Colonel, 
April 22, 1864. Mustered out, March 9, 1866. 

Brevet Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Captain, 45th Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Transferred to 14th 
Infantry, July 22, 1869. Retired, December 15, 1870. Given rank of 
Lieutenant Colonel by act of March 3, 1S77. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2351. 

GAINES, Theophilus 

MAJOR, JUDGE ADVOCATE, U. S. V. 

Captain, 5th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., April 20, 1861. Major, Judge Advo- 
cate, U. S. V., November 1, 1862. Mustered out, May 31, 1866. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2287. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1 . 
1882. Treasurer, February 1, ,1882 to . 



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GARDNER, Hezekiah 

CAPTAIN ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

CAPTAIN ; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Captain, iooth Illinois Infantry, U. S. V., August 30, 1862. Mustered out, 
August 18, 1864. Captain, Veteran Reserve Corps, September 15, 1864. 
Mustered out, October 28, 1866. 

Brevet Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Captain, 44th Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Unassigned, May 27, 1869. 
Retired, December 15, 1870, on account of loss of right leg. 

Elected June 1, 1881, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Massachusetts. Insignia No. 2246. Transferred to Commandery 

of the District of Columbia, January 3, 1883. 

GETTY, George W. 

COLONEL, 4th Artillery; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., September 1, 1836. 2d Lieutenant, 4th Artillery, July 
1, 1840. 1st Lieutenant, October 31, 1845. Captain, November 4, 
1853. Transferred to 5th Artillery, May 14,1861. Major, 5th Artil- 
lery, August I, 1863. Colonel, 37th Infantry, July 28, 1866. Trans- 
ferred to 3d Infantry, March 15, 1869. Transferred to 3d Artillery, 
January 1, 187 1. Transferred to 4th Artillery, July 17, 1882. 

Brevet Captain, August 20, 1847. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, April 19. 
1863. Brevet Colonel, May 5, 1864. Brevet Brigadier General and 
Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Vohmteers : 

Lieutenant Colonel, Acting Aide-de-Camp, September 28, 1861. Brigadier 

General, September 25, 1862. Mustered out, October 9, 1866. 
Brevet Major General, August 1, 1864. 

Elected November 1. 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No, 2602. 

GILMAN, Jeremiah Howard 

CAPTAIN, COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE ; BREVET LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July I, 1852. Brevet 2d Lieutenant of Artillery, 

U. S. A., July 1, 1856. 2d Lieutenant, 1st Artillery, October 31, 1856. 

1st Lieutenant, April 27, 1861. Captain, 19th Infantry, May 14, 1861. 

Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, February 9, 1863. 
Brevet Major, April 7, 1862. Brevet Lieuteuant Colonel, December 31, 

1862. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2509. 



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GODDARD, Henry P. 

CAPTAIN, 14th Connecticut Infantry, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, 2d New York Cavalry, U. S. V., March 7, 1862. Resigned, 
May 26, 1862. Sergeant Major, 14th Connecticut Infantry, June II, 
1862. 2d Lieutenant, September 17. 1862. 1st Lieutenant, December 
20. 1862. Captain, March 19, 1864. Resigned, April 26, 1864. 

Elected February 4. 1874, First Class, by Commander}- of the 

State of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1521. Transferred to 
Commandery of the District of Columbia, May 3, 1882. 

G00DL0E, Green Clay 

MAJOR, PAYMASTER, U. S. M. C. 
1st LIEUTENANT, 23d Kentucky Infantry. U. S. V. 
Private, Kentucky State Militia (in State service), April, 1 861, to April 14, 
1862. 1st Lieutenant, 4th Kentucky Cavalry, U. S. V., April 14, 1862 
(not mustered j. Volunteer Aide-de-Camp on staff of General D. C. 
Smith, June II, 1862, to October 16, 1862. 1st Lieutenant, 23d Ken- 
tucky Infantry, U. S. V., October 16, 1862. Resigned, August 26, 
1863. 

2d Lieutenant, U. S. M. C, April 21, 1869. 1st Lieutenant, January 12. 
1876. Major, Paymaster, March 17, 1877. 

Elected March 9, 1881. First Class, by Commander}- of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2166. Transferred to Comman- 
dery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February I, 1882. 
Member of Council, February 1. 1882 to . 

GOODRELL, Mane// Clay 

1st LIEUTENANT, U. S. M. C. 

Private, 15th Iowa Infantry, U. S. V., January 29, 1862. Honorably dis- 
charged, April 18, 1865. 2d Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps, March 
9, 1865. 1st Lieutenant, April 16, 1870. 

Elected March 1, 1882. First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2357. 

GRAHAM, George Richard 

MAJOR. U. S. M. C. 

2d Lieutenant, U. S. M. C, July 27, 1847. Is t Lieutenant, October 22, 
1856. Captain, July 26, 1861. Major, June 21. 1864. Retired, Jan- 
uary 21, 1876. 

Elected January 3. 1883. First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 



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GRIER, William 

MEDICAL DIRECTOR, U. S. N. 

Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N., March 7, 183S. Surgeon, April 14, 1852. 
Medical Director, March 3, 187 1. Retired, October 5, 1878. 

Elected July 11. 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of New York. Insignia No. 790. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 

HAINS, Peter C. 

MAJOR, Corps of Engineers: BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL. 
U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1857. 2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, U. S. A., 
June 24, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, June 24, 1861. Transferred to Topo- 
graphical Engineers, July 24, 1862. Transferred to Corps of Engineers, 
March 3, 1863. Captain, July 18, 1S63. Major, September 22, 1870. 

Brevet Captain, May 27, 1862. Brevet Major, July 4, 1863. Brevet Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

Elected August 29. 1866. First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 344. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, October 10, 1882. 

HALSTEAD, Eminel P. 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR. 
U. S. V. 

Captain, 2d New York Artillery, U. S. V., December 11, 1861. Captain, 
Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., April 14. 1862. Mustered out, 
June 25, 1865. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13. 1865. 

Elected April 7. 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Massachusetts Insignia No. 721. Transferred to Commander}- of 

the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 

HARRISON, Benjamin 

COLONEL, 70th Indiana Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Colonel, 70th Indiana Infantry, August 7, 1862. Mustered out, June 8, 
1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., January 23, 1865. 

Elected April 5. 1882. First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2454. 



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HAWK, Robert M. A. 

CAPTAIN, gad Illinois Infantry; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. V. 

ist Lieutenant, 92c! Illinois Infantry, September 4, 1862. Captain. March 

23, 1863. Mustered out, June 21, 1865. 
Brevet Major, U. S. V., April 10, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2431. 

Died at Washington, D. C, June 29. 1882. Buried at Mount Carroll. 
Illinois. 

HAW LEY, Joseph Roswell 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Captain, ist Connecticut Volunteers (three months' service), April 22, 1861. 
Mustered out. July 31, 1 86 1. Lieutenant Colonel, 7th Connecticut 
Infantry. U. S. V., September 17. 1861. Colonel, May 19, 1862. 
Brigadier General, U. S. V., -September 17, 1864. Mustered out, Jan- 
uary 15, 1866. 

Brevet Major General, U. S. V., September 28, 1865. 

Elected January 5, 1869, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1064. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member. February 1, 
1882. 



HENDERSON, Thomas J. 

COLONEL, 112th Illinois Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Colonel, 112th Illinois Infantry, September 22, 1862. Mustered out. Tune 
20, T865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., November 30, 1864. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2512. 

HIGGINSON, Francis John 

COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S. N. A., September 21, 1857. Acting Master, 
U. S. N.j July 18, 1862. Lieutenant, August 1, 1862. Lieutenant 
Commander, July 25, 1866. Commander, June 10, 1876. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2495. 



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HOFFMAN, Edward Gregorie 

CAPTAIN, 165th New York Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, 5th New York Infantry, June 2, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, July, 1862 
(not mustered). 1st Lieutenant, 165th New York Infantry, November 
28, 1862. Captain, November 7, 1864. Mustered out, April 14, 1866. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Command ery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2613. 

HOLABIRD, Samuel Beckley 

COLONEL, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER GENERAL; BREVET 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, ACTING AIDE-DE-CAMP, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1845. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st Infantry, July 
1, 1849. 2( i Lieutenant, June 10, 1850. 1st Lieutenant, May 31, 1855. 
Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, May 13, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, 
Deputy Quartermaster General, Jnly 29, 1866. Colonel, Assistant 
Quartermaster General, January 24, 1881. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, and Brevet Brig- 
adier General, March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Major, Acting Aide-de-Camp, July 2, 1862. Colonel, Acting Aide-de-Camp, 

July 11, 1862. Mustered out, May 31, 1866. 
Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 

of Columbia. Insignia No. 2405. 

HOLT, Alexander H. 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 138th Illinois Infantry, U. S. V. 
Private, Illinois Volunteers, April 24, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 1st Illinois 
Cavalry, U. S. V., July 15, 1861. Mustered out, July 14, 1862. Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, Illinois Volunteers (not mustered), April 1, 1862. Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, 138th Illinois Infantry, June 21, 1864. Mustered out, 
October 14, 1864. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2515. 

HOOD, Thomas Beal 

SURGEON (MAJOR); BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Assistant Surgeon, 76th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., November 6, 1861. Re- 
signed, January 26, 1863. Assistant Surgeon, U. S. V., April 23, 1864. 
Surgeon, July 21, 1864. Mustered out, October 13, 1866. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2608. 



HOOKER George W. 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL; BREVET LIEUTEN- 
ANT COLONEL, U. S V. 

Private, 4th Vermont Infantry, September 21, 1861. Sergeant Major, No- 
vember 22, 1 86 1. 2d Lieutenant, April 21, 1862. 1st Lieutenant, 
August 1, 1862. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., August 
1, 1864. Resigned, January 4, 1866. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., November 4, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1382, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2492. 

HOPKINS, Marcus S. 

1st LIEUTENANT, 7th Ohio Infantry and 9th Veteran Reserve Corps ; 
BREVET MAJOR, U. S. V. 

Private, 7th Ohio Infantry, April 25, 1861. Quartermaster Sergeant, June 
21, 1 86 1. 2d Lieutenant, February 5, 1862. 1st Lieutenant, July 25, 
1862. 1st Lieutenant, 9th Veteran Reserve Corps, July 3, 1863. 
Mustered out, January 1, 1868. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13.. 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2400. 

HOWELL, John C. 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, June 9, 1836. Passed Midshipman, July 1, 1842. Master, 
February 21, 1849. Lieutenant, August 2, 1849. Commander, July 
16, 1862. Captain, July 25, 1866. Commodore, January 29, 1872. 
Rear Admiral, April 25, 1877. Retired, November 24, 1881. 

Elected September 19, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 374. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 
1882. Transferred to Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania, 
January I, 1883. 

HOWISON, Henry L 

COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S. N. A., September 26, 1854. Midshipman. 
U. S. N., June 11, 1858. Passed Midshipman,, February 9, 1861. 
Master, March 2, 1861. Lieutenant, April 19, 1861. Lieutenant 
Commander, March 3, 1S65. Commander, August 19, 1872. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2353. 

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HOXIE, Richard L. 

CAPTAIN, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. 
Bugler, 1st Iowa Cavalry, U. S. V., June 13, 1861. Private, April 15, 1863. 
Corporal, June 1, 1863. Mustered out, June 9, 1864. Cadet, U. S. 
M. A., July 1, 1864. 2d Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.. 
June 15, 1868. 1st Lieutenant, September 22, 1870. Captain, June 
15,1882. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2511. 

INGALLS, Rufus 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, QUARTERMASTER GENERAL; BREVET 

MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL. U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1839. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, Rifles, U. S. A.. 
July 1, 1843. 2 d Lieutenant, 1st Dragoons, March 17, 1845. Ist 
Lieutenant, February 16, 1847. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster. 
January 12, 1848. Major, Quartermaster, January 12, 1862. Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster General, July 28, 1866. Colonel, 
Assistant Quartermaster General, July 29, 1866. Brigadier General. 
Quartermaster General, March 10, 1882. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, July 6, 1864. Brevet Colonel and Brevet Briga- 
dier General, July 6, 1864. Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Lieutenant Colonel, Additional Aide-de-Camp, September 28, 1861. Brig- 
adier General May 23, 1863. Mustered out, September 1, 1866. 
Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected July 3, 1867, First Class, by Commander}- of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 588. Transferred to Commandery of the 
State of Illinois, May 8, 1879. Transferred to Commander}- of the 
District of Columbia, March 27, 1882. 

JACOBS, Ferris 

COLONEL 26th New York Cavalry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V*. 

Captain, 3d New York Cavalry, August 22, 1861. Major, June 13, 1863. 
Lieutenant Colonel, July 22, 1864. Mustered out, October 12, 1864. 
Lieutenant Colonel, 26th New York Cavalry, March 15, 1865. Colonel 
(not mustered), June 14. 1865. Mustered out, July 7, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2433. 



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JENKINS, Thornton A. 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, November I, 1828. Passed Midshipman, June 14, 1834. 
Lieutenant, December 9. 1839. Commander, September 14, 1855. 
Captain, July 16, 1S62. Commodore, July 25, 1866. Rear Admiral, 
August 15, 1870. Retired December 11, 1873. 

Elected February 12, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 158. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as a charter member, February 
1. 1882. Senior Vice-Commander, February I. 1882 to . 

JOHNSON, Philip C. 

CAPTAIN, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, August 31, 1846. Passed Midshipman, June 8, 1852. Master, 
September 15, 1855. Lieutenant, September 16, 1855. Lieutenant 
Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, July 25, 1866. Captain. 
June 14, 1874. 

Elected January 17. 1866. First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 140. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, February 8, 1882. 

KEIFER, Joseph Warren 

COLONEL, 110th Ohio Infantry ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Major, 3d Ohio Infantry, April 27, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, February 12, 
1862. Colonel. 110th Ohio Infantry, September 30, 1862. Mustered 
out, June 27, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General. November 30, 1864. Brevet Major General, 
July I. 1865. 

Elected April 5. 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2484. 

KELLOGG, Augustus Greenleaf 

COMMANDER, U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, U. S. N. A., September 21, i860. Ensign, U. S. N., 
May 28, 1863. Master, November 10, 1865. Lieutenant, November 
10, 1866. Lieutenant Commander, March 12, 1868. Commander. 
July 11, 1880. 

Elected March 1, 1882. First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2358. 



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KM F FEN, Gilbert Crawford 

CAPTAIN, COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE. U. S. V. Assigned to 
duty with rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL. 

Captain, Commissary of Subsistence. U. S. V. . August 20, 1861. Assigned 
to duty as Chief Commissary with rank of Lieutenant Colonel (under 
act of July 17, 1862), January 20, 1863. Mustered out, July 18, 1865. 

Elected January 3. 1833. First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 



LINCOLN, Charles Perez 

CAPTAIN, 19th Michigan Infantry, U. S. V. 

1st Sergeant, Co. C, 1st Michigan Volunteers ^three months' service), 
April 16, 1861. Mustered out, August 7, 1861. Captain, 19th Michi- 
gan Infantry, U. S. V.. September 5, 1862. Resigned. May 1, 1864. 

Elected January 3, 1883. First Class, by Commander}' of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. . 



McKEEl/ER, Chauncey 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL. ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL ; 
BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL. U. S. A. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1845. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st Artillery, 
July I. 1849. 2 d Lieutenant. 3d Artillery, July 27, 1850. 1st Lieu- 
tenant, December 24, 1853. Brevet Captain, Assistant Adjutant Gene- 
ral, July 1, 1861. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, August 3, 1861. 
Major, Assistant Adjutant General, July 17. 1862. Lieutenant Colonel, 
Assistant Adjutant General, March 3, 1875. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, September 24, 1S64. Brevet Colonel and Brevet 
Brigadier General, March 13. 1S65. 

U. S. Vol?mtee?'s : 

Assigned as Assistant Adjutant General, August 20. 1862, to December 31, 
1862, with rank of Lieutenant Colonel (under act of July 17, 1862). 

Elected November 2, 1870, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of New York. Insignia No. 1223. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February r, 
1882. Council. February I. 1S82. to . 



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McKIBBEN, David B. 

MAJOR; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, 158th and 214th Pennsylvania Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER 
GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army: 

2d Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, March 3, 1855. 1st Lieutenant, March 1, 1861. 
Captain, 14th Infantry, May 14, 1861. Transferred to 32d Infantry, 
September 21, 1866. Major, 10th Infantry, September 15, 1867. Un- 
assigned, March 15, 1869. Assigned to 10th Cavalry, January 1, 1871. 
Retired, May 31, 1875. 

Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 

Colonel, 158th Pennsylvania Infantry, November 24, 1862. Mustered out, 
August 12, 1863. Colonel, 214th Pennsylvania Infantry, April 5, 1865. 
Mustered out, April 30, 1866. 

Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected February 5, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No, 653. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 
1882. 



MACY, William Wilberforce 

CAPTAIN, 20th Indiana Infantry. U. S. V. 

Sergeant, Co. C, 19th Indiana Infantry, July 29, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, 
April 26, 1863. Captain, 20th Indiana Infantry, December 14, 1864. 
Mustered out, July 12, 1865. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 



MAGI NN IS, Martin 

MAJOR, nth Minnesota Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, 1st Minnesota Infantry, April 18, 1 861. 1st Sergeant, April 29, 

1 86 1. 2d Lieutenant, January 8, 1862. 1st Lieutenant, September 17, 

1862. Captain, September 24, 1863. Mustered out, May 5, 1864. 
Major, nth Minnesota Infantry, September 16, 1864. Mustered out, 
June 26, 1865. 



Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia, Insignia No. 2403. 



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MANNING, Stephen H. 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER, Assigned to duty with 
rank of COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Quartermaster Sergeant, ist Maine Infantry Volunteers (three months' ser- 
vice), May 3, 1861. Mustered out. 1861. ist Lieutenant, 

Regimental Quartermaster, 5th Maine Infantry, U. S. V., September 2, 
1861. Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. V., November 26, 1862. 
Assigned to duty with . rank of Lieutenant Colonel (under act of July 
17, 1862), May 26, 1865. Assigned to duty with rank of Colonel 
(under act of July 4, 1864), November 9, 1865. Mustered out, October 
5, 1866. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2605. 



MARBLE, Frank E. 

CAPTAIN, ist United States Sharpshooters, U. S. V. 

ist Lieutenant, ist United States Sharpshooters, September 23, 1861. Cap- 
tain, July 4, 1862. Mustered out, September 23, 1S64. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

MASON, Theodoras B. M. 

LIEUTENANT, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, U. S. N., September 20, 1864. Ensign, April 19, 1869. 
Master, July 12, 1872. Lieutenant, November 20, 1872. 

Elected May 7, 1879, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
New York. Insignia No. 1844. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, December 6, 1882. 



MATTHEWS, Stanley 

COLONEL, 51st Ohio Infantry, U. S. V. 
Lieutenant Colonel. 23d Ohio Infantry, June 7, 1861. Colonel, 5 ist Ohio 
Infantry, October 24, 1861. Resigned, April 11, 1863. 

Elected November 2, 1881, First Class, by Commander}- of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2258. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, April 14, 18S2. 



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MEIGS, Montgomery C. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. C, July I, 1832. 2d Lieutenant, 1st Artillery, U. S. A., 
- July 1, 1836. 1st Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, July 7, 1838. 
Captain, March 3, 1853. Colonel, nth Infantry, May 14, 1861. 
Brigadier General, Quartermaster General, May 15, 1861. Brevet 
Major General, July 5, 1864. Retired, February 6, 1882. 

Elected July 2, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 

Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 315. Transferred to the Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 

MERRY, John Fairfield 

LIEUTENANT, U. S. N. 

Acting Ensign, U. S. N., October 15, 1862. Acting Master, September 23, 
1865. Ensign, March 12. 1868. Master, December 16, 1868. Lieu- 
tenant, March 21, 1870. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2404. 

MILLER, John F. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL ; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Colonel, 29th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V., August 20, 1861. Brigadier 

General, U. S. V., April 30, 1864. Resigned, September , 1865. 

Brevet Major General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected July 5, 1871, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
California. Insignia No. 1330. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. Com- 
mander, February 1, 1882 to . 

MUSSEY, Reuben Delavan 

CAPTAIN, 19th Infantry; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, 100th Colored Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. v. 

U. S. Army : 

Captain, 19th Infantry, May 14, 1862. Resigned, February 19, 1866. 
Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Colonel, 100th U. S. Colored Infantry, June 14, 1865. Mustered out, 

December 26, 1865. 
Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2292. Transferred to Comman- 
dery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 



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NELSON, Henry Clay 

MEDICAL INSPECTOR, U. S. N. 

Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N-, May 9, 1861. Passed Assistant Surgeon, 
October 26, 1863. Surgeon, October 25, 1864. Medical Inspector, 
April 20, 1879. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

NICHOLS, Edward Tatnall 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, December 14, 1836. Passed Midshipman, July 1, 1842. 
Master, August 2, 1849. Lieutenant, March 13, 1850. Commander, 
July 16, 1862. Captain, July 25, 1866. Commodore, May 24, 1872. 
Rear Admiral, February 26, 1878. 

Elected October 6, 1875, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1690. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February I, 
1882. 

NICKERSON, Azor How/tt 

MAJOR, U. S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 8th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., August 17, 1861. 1st Lieu- 
tenant, April 30, 1862. Captain, January 20, 1863. Captain, Veteran 
Reserve Corps, November 12, 1863. 

Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, 14th Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. 1st Lieutenant, 
February 23, 1866. Transferred to 23d Infantry, September 21, 1866. 
Captain, July 8, 1868. Major, Assistant Adjutant General, June 15, 
1878. Retired, June 28, 1882. 

Elected July 3, 1872, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
California. Insignia No. 1418. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. Regis- 
trar, from February 1, 1882 to . 

NORRIS, Basil 

SURGEON (LIEUTENANT COLONEL) ; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 

Assistant Surgeon (1st Lieutenant), U. S. A., October 11, 1852. Assistant 
Surgeon (Captain), October 11, 1857. Surgeon (Major), April 16, 
1862. Surgeon (Lieutenant Colonel), August 11, 1882. 

Brevet Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 



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NYE, George H. 

COLONEL, 29th Maine Infantry; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, 1st Maine Infantry, April 20, 1 86 1 (mustered, May 3, 1861). 
Mustered out, August 5, 1861. Captain, 10th Maine Infantry, October 
4, 1861. Mustered out, May 7, 1863. Captain, 29th Maine Infantry, 
November 13, 1863. Major, October 18, 1864. Colonel, December 
20, 1864. Mustered out, June 21, 1866. 

Brevet Brigadier General, October 28, 1864. Brevet Major General, March 
13, 1865. 

Elected April 6, 1869, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1053. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, April 5, 1882. 



O'CONNOR, Henry 

MAJOR, 35th Iowa Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, 1st Iowa Volunteers (three months' service), May 4, 1861. Mus- 
tered out, August 21, 1 86 1. Major, 35th Iowa Infantry, U. S. V., 
September 18, 1862. Resigned, June 4, 1863. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 



ORDWAY, Albert 

COLONEL, 24th Massachusetts Infantry ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENE- 
RAL, U. S. V. 

Private, 4th Battalion Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, April 19, 
1 86 1. 1st Lieutenant, 24th Massachusetts Infantry, U. S. V., Septem- 
ber 2, 1861. Captain, July 5, 1864. Major, November 21, 1864. 
Lieutenant Colonel, April 6, 1865. Colonel, May 7, 1865 (mustered 
February 9, 1866). Mustered out, February 10, 1866. 

Brevet Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1868, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 

Massachusetts. Insignia No. 784. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. Re- 
corder, February I, 1882, to . 



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PALMER, Innis M. 

COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. Ms. A., July I, 1842. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, Mounted Rifles, 
July 1, 1846. 2d Lieutenant, July 20, 1847. 1st Lieutenant, January 
27, 1853. Captain, 2d Cavalry, March 3, 1855. Major, April 25, 
1861. Lieutenant Colonel, September 23, 1863. Colonel, June 9, 1868. 
Retired, March 20. 1879. 

Brevet 1st Lieutenant, August 20, 1847. Brevet Captain, September 13, 
1847. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, July 21, 1861. Brevet Colonel and 
Brevet Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 
Brigadier General, September 23, 1861. Mustered out, January 15, 1866. 
Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2518. 



PAYNE, James George 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER; BREVET LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL, U. S. V. 

1st Lieutenant, 145th Pennsylvania Infantiy, U. S. V., September 10, 1862. 

Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. V., April 7, 1864. Mustered 

out, October 1, 1867. 
Brevet Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. . 



PAXTON, John R. 

2d LIEUTENANT, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private. 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, August 22, 1862. 2d Sergeant, May 

1863. 1st Sergeant, October, 1863. 2d Lieutenant, December 10, 

1864. • Mustered out, May 31, 1865. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2294. Transferred to Command- 
ery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 
Chaplain from February 1, 1882, to January 3, 1883. Transferred to 
Commandery of the State of New York, January 3, 1883. 



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POOR, Frederick W. 

ist LIEUTENANT, 24th Battery Ohio Light Artillery, U. S. V. 
2d Lieutenant, 24th Battery Ohio Light Artillery, August 4, 1863. 1st 
Lieutenant, December 2, 1864. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. 

Elected March 1, 1382, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2355. 

POORE, Ben : Perley 

MAJOR, 8th Infantry, M. V. M., in service of the United States. 

Major, 8th Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, May 16, 1861. Mus- 
tered out, August 1, 1 86 1. 

Elected February 4, 1874, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1516. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 
1882. 



PURINGTON, George A. 

CAPTAIN, 9th "Cavalry; BREVET COLONEL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, 2d Ohio Cavairy, U. S. V. 

1st Sergeant, 19th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., April 22, 1861. Discharged, 
August 31, 1861. Major, 2d Ohio Cavalry, September 10, 1861. Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, July 10, 1863. Colonel (not mustered), April, 1864. 
Mustered out, November 1, 1864. 

Captain, 9th Cavalry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, and Brevet Colonel, U. S. A., 
March 2, 1867. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2485. 



OUEEN, Walter W. 

CAPTAIN, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, October 7, 1341. Passed Midshipman, August 10, 1847. 
Master, September 15, 1855. Lieutenant, September 16, 1855. Lieu- 
tenant Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, July 15, 1866. Cap- 
tain, June 4, 1874. 

Elected November 13, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 540. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, January 3^ 1883. 



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RAMSAY, Joseph Gales 

CAPTAIN, 2d Artillery, U. S. A. 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Ar?ny : 

2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, August 5, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, November 12, 
1 86 1. Captain, February 5, 1867. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, November 17, 1864. Mustered out, 
August 3, 1865. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commander}' of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

RA UM, Green Berry 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Major, 56th Illinois Infantry, U. S. V., September 28, 1861. Lieutenant 
Colonel, June 26, 1862. Colonel, August 31, 1862. Brigadier Gen- 
eral, U. S. V., April 17, 1865. Mustered out, May 6, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., September 19, 1864. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2296. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1 , 
1882. 

RITTENHOUSE, Benjamin Franklin 

CAPTAIN ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 5th Artillery, U. S. A., May 14, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, July 
13,1862. Captain, 20th Infantry, July 28, 1866 (declined). Captain, 
5th Artillery, January 5, 1870. Retired, October 7, 1874. 

Brevet Captain, August 1, 1864. Brevet Major, March 13, 1865. 

Elected April 3, 1872, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1412. Transferred to Commandery 
of the State of New York, November 5, 1879. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, November 3, 1882. 

ROCHESTER, William Beatty 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, PAYMASTER GENERAL, U. S. A. 

Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. V., June 1, 1861. 

Major, Paymaster, U. S. A., January 17. 1867. Brigadier General, Pay- 
master General, February 17, 1882. 

Elected November 1, 1882. First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2610. 



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ROCKWELL, Almon F. 

CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER ; BREVET LIEUTENANT, 

COLONEL, U. S. A. 
MAJOR, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL; BREVET LIEUTENANT 

COLONEL, U. S. V. 

ist Lieutenant, Aicle-de-Camp, U. S. V., October 26, 1861. Captain, As- 
sistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., September 15, 1863. Major, 
Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., February 23, 1865. Mustered 
out, April 1, 1867. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Captain, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. A., January 18, 1867. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2348. 

ROSS, William E. W. 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 10th Maryland Infantry and 31st Colored 
Troops; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Lieutenant Colonel, 10th Maryland Infantry, June 3, 1863. Mustered out, 
Januaiy 29, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel, 31st Colored Troops, U. S. V., 
June 22, 1864. Discharged, on account of wounds, March 11, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 11, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

ROWAN, Hamilton 

2d LIEUTENANT, 2d Artillery, U. S. A. 

Eldest son of Companion Vice Admiral S. C. Rowan. 

Elected November 1, 1882, Second Class, by Commandery of 

the District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

ROWAN, Stephen C. 

VICE ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, February 1, 1826. Passed Midshipman. April 28, 1832. 
Lieutenant, March 8, 1837. Commander, September 14, 1855. Com- 
modore, July 16, 1862. Rear Admiral, July 25, 1866. Vice Admiral, 
August 15, 1870. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2510. 



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RUGGLES, George David 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL ; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 
COLONEL, AIDE-DE-CAMP; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL. 
U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., September I, 1851. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 1st Infantry, 
July 1, 1855. 2d Lieutenant, 2d Infantry, July 1, 1855. 1st Lieuten- 
ant. May 2, 1 861. Brevet Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, July 1, 
1 86 1. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, August 3, 1861. Major. 
Assistant Adjutant General, July 17, 1862. Lieutenant Colonel, Assist- 
ant Adjutant General, June 15. 18S0. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, March 13, 1865. Brevet Colonel and Brevet 
Brigadier General. March 13. 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 
Colonel, Aide-de-Camp, June 28, 1862. Mustered out, May 31, 1866. 
Brevet Brigadier General, April 9, 1865. 

Elected April 5. 1882, First Glass, by Commandery op the District 
of Columbia. 

SACKET, Delos B. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, INSPECTOR GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR 
GENERAL, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1840. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 2d Dragoons, 
Juiy i. 1845. 2 d Lieutenant, 1st Dragoons, June 30, 1846. 1st Lieu- 
tenant, December 27, 1848. Captain, 1st Cavalry, March 3, 1855. 
Major, January 31, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, 2d Cavalry. May 3, 

1 86 1. Colonel, Inspector General, October 1, 1861. Brigadier Gene- 
ral, Inspector General, January 2, 1881. 

Brevet 1st Lieutenant, May 9, 1846. Brevet Brigadier General and Brevet 
Major General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 6, 1874, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1526. Transferred to Commandery 
of the State of Illinois, May 8, 1879. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. Junior 
Vice-Commander, February 1. 1882 to . 

SCHENCK, Robert dimming 

MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

Brigadier General. U. S. V., May 17, 1S61. Major General, August 30, 

1862. Resigned, to take seat in U. S. House of Representatives. 
December 5, 1863. 

Elected January 3. 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia, Insignia No, . 



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SCOTT, Robert Nicholson 

MAJOR, "3d Artillery; BREVET LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U. S. A. 
MAJOR, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL, U. S. V. Assigned to 
duty with rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL. 

U. S. Army : 

2d Lieutenant, 4th Infantry, February 21. 1857. 1st Lieutenant, May 14, 
1861. Captain, September 25, 1861. Unassigned, March 23, 1869. 
Assigned to 1 6th Infantry, January 29, 1870. Transferred to 3d Artil- 
lery, January 1, 1 871. Major. March 20, 1879. Brevet Lieutenant 
Colonel, March 13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 

Major, Assistant Adjutant General, September 28, 1864. Assigned to duty 
as Assistant Adjutant General with rank of Lieutenant Colonel (under 
act of July 17, 1862I, from July 5. 1865. to August 1. 1865. Mustered 
out, January I, 1867. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2346. 



SHUFELDT, Robert Wilson 

COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, May 11, 1839. Passed Midshipman, July 2. 18+5. Master, 
February 21, 1853. Lieutenant, October 26, 1853. Resigned, June 
20, 1854. Acting Lieutenant, September 25, 1861. Commander, July 
16, 1862. Captain. December 31, 1869. Commodore. September 21, 
1876. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the 

District cf Columbia. Insignia No. . 



SLACK, William B 

MAJOR, QUARTERMASTER, U. S. M. C. 

2d Lieutenant, U. S. M. C, February 28, 1839. 1st Lieutenant, March 3. 
1847. Captain. February 22. 1857. Major. Quartermaster. August 13, 
i860. 

Elected April 3, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 470. Transferred to Commandery of 
the District of Columbia, as charter member. February I, 1882. 



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SLACK, William Hall 

MASTER, U. S. N. 

Eldest son of Companion Major W. B. Slack. 

Elected January 3, 1883, Second Class, by Commandery of the 

District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

STEED MAN, Charles 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, April I, 1828. Passed Midshipman, June 14, 1834. Lieu- 
tenant, February 25, 1841. Commander, September 14, 1855. Captain, 
December 13, 1862. Commodore, July 25, 1866. Rear Admiral, May 
25, 187 1. Retired, September 24, 1873. 

Elected December 14, 1867, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 589. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the State of Massachusetts, May 7, 1874. Transferred to 
Commandery of the District of Columbia, May 5, 1882. 

STEELE, George Washington 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, 101st Indiana Infantry, U. S. V. 
1st LIEUTENANT, 14th Infantry, U. S. A. 

Private, Co. H, 8th Indiana Infantry, U. S. V., April 22, 1861. 1st Lieu- 
tenant, 1 2th Indiana Infantry, April 22, 1861. Mustered out, May 19, 
1862. 1st Lieutenant, 101st Indiana Infantry, September 6, 1862. 
Captain, September 6, 1862. Major, January 27, 1863. Lieutenant 
Colonel, June 1, 1863 (not mustered). Mustered out, June 24, 1865. 

1st Lieutenant, 14th Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. Resigned, 
February I, 1876. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

STEVENS, Thomas H. 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, December 14, 1836. * Passed. Midshipman, July 1, 1842. 
Master, July 25, 1848. Lieutenant, May 10, 1849. Commander, July 
16, 1862. Captain, July 25, 1866. Commodore, November 20, 1872. 
Rear Admiral, October 27, 1879. Retired, May 27, 1881. 

Elected June 2, 1869, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1072. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 



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STRONG, Richard P. 

ist LIEUTENANT, 4th Artillery; BREVET CAPTAIN, U. S. A. 
1st LIEUTENANT, Signal Corps; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. H., 71st New York Militia (three months' service), April 21, 

1 86 1. Discharged, July 30, 1861. 2d Lieutenant. 139th New York 
Infantry, U. S. V., September 9, 1862. ist Lieutenant, Signal Corps, 
March 3, 1863. Mustered out, April 19, 1866. 

Brevet Captain and Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, 7th Infantry, U. S. A., February 23, 1866. ist Lieutenant, 
May I, 1866. Unassigned, May 19, 1869. Assigned to 25th Infantry, 
July 14, 1869. Transferred to 4th Artillery, September 20, 1869. 

Brevet Captain, U. S. A., March 2, 1867. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2350. 

STURGIS, Samuel D. 

COLONEL, 7th Cavalry; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1842. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 2d Dragoons, 
U. S. A., July 1, 1846. 2d Lieutenant, 1st Dragoons, February 16, 
1847. ist Lieutenant, July 15, 1853. Captain, 1st Cavalry, March 3, 
1855. Major, May 3, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel, 6th Cavalry, October 
27, 1863. Colonel, 7th Cavalry, May 6, 1869. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, August 10, 1861. Brevet Colonel, August 29, 

1862. Brevet Brig. Gen. and Brevet Major General, March 13, 1863. 
U. S. Volunteers : 

Brigadier General, August 10, 1861. Mustered out, August 24, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2606. 

SWAIM, David G. 

BRIGADIER GENERAL, JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL, U. S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 65th Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., October 4, 1861. ist Lieu- 
tenant, November 4, 1861. Captain, Assistant Adjutant General. 
U. S. V., May 16, 1862. Major, Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., 
February 7, 1865. Mustered out, September 15, 1866. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

2d Lieutenant, 34th Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Unassigned, April 
14, 1869. Major, Judge Advocate, December 9, 1869. Brigadier 
General, Judge Advocate General, February 21, 188 1. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2359. 

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SWIGGETT, William Yardly 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, gth Delaware Infantry, U. S. V. 

2d Lieutenant, 1st Delaware Volunteers (three mouths' service), May 10, 

1 86 1. Mustered out, August 15, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, 1st Delaware 
Infantry, U. S. V., September 1, 1861. Captain, February 12, 1862. 
Discharged October 12, 1863. 1st Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, 
October 12, 1863, Captain, December 10, 1863. Discharged, March 
8, 1864. Captain, 9th Delaware Infantry, September 3, 1864. Major, 
September 12, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel, January 4, 1865 (not 
mustered). Mustered out, January 23, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2609. 

TICHENOR, Isaac Selover 

CAPTAIN, 105th New York Infantry ; BREVET COLONEL. U. S. V. 

Private, New York Volunteers (not mustered), November 15, 186 1. Cap- 
tain, 105th New York Infantry, U. S. V., March 18, 1862. Mustered 
out, March 17, 1863. 

Brevet Major, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, and Brevet Colonel, U. S. V., 
March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2489. 

1 

TIDBALL, John Coldwell 

MAJOR, 2d Artillery; COLONEL, AIDE-DE-CAMP; BREVET BRIGA- 
DIER GENERAL, U. S. A. 

COLONEL, 4th New York Artillery; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

U. S. Ar?ny : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1844. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, 
February 14, 1849. Ist Lieutenant, March 31, 1853. Captain, May 
14, 1861. Major, February 5, 1867. Colonel, Aide-de-Camp to Gen- 
eral of the Army, January I, 1 881. 

Brevet Major, June 27, 1862. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, September 17, 

1862. Brevet Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General' March 13, 1865. 
U. S. Volunteers: 

Colonel, 4th New York Artillery, August 28, 1863. Mustered out, Septem- 
ber 26, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, August I, 1864. Brevet Major General, April 2, 
1865. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. 2354. 



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TRUESDELL, George 

MAJOR, ADDITIONAL PAYMASTER; BREVET LIEUTENANT 
COLONEL, U. S. V. 

Private, 1 2th New York Infantry, U. S. V., May i, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, 
May 13, 1 86 1. Captain, October 29, 1861. Resigned, December 2, 
1862. Major, Additional Paymaster, U. S. V., August 10, 1863. Mus- 
tered out, February 1, 1869. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. V., June 6, 1867. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No, 2513. 

TWINING, William Johnson 

MAJOR, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. 

CAPTAIN; BREVET LIEUTEUANT COLONEL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1, 1859. 1st Lieutenant, Engineers, U. S. A., 
June 11, 1863. Captain, December 28, 1865. Major, Oct. 16, 1877. 
U. S. Volunteers : 
Captain, Aide de-Camp, June 30, 1864. Resigned, August 30, 1865. 
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, January 25, 1865. 

Elected January 11, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 2300. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, Feb. 1, 1882. 

Died in Washington, D. C, May 5, 1882. Buried at West Point, N. Y. 

TYLER, Richard W. 

CAPTAIN, U. S. A. 

Sergeant, 1st U. S. Sharpshooters, December 26, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 
May 27, 1863 (mustered May 25, 1864). 1st Lieutenant, August 4, 
1864. 2d Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, October 25, 1864. 

1st Lieutenant, 44th Infantry, U. S. A., July 28, 1866. Unassigned, May 
27, 1869. Retired with rank of Captain, December 15, 1870. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2507. 

UPSHUR, John Henry 

COMMODORE, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, November 4, 1S41. Passed Midshipman, August 10, 1847. 
Master, April 18, 1855. Lieutenant, September 14, 1855. Lieutenant 
Commander, July 16, 1862. Commander, July 25, 1866. Captain, 
January 31, 1872. Commodore, July 11, 1880. 

Elected April 5, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2406. 



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VANCE, Wilson Joshua 

ist LIEUTENANT, 14th Colored Infantry ; BREVET CAPTAIN, U. S. V. 

Private, 21 Ohio Infantry, U. S. V., September 19, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 
June 19, 1863. Resigned, April 2, 1864. Private, 177th Ohio Infantry, 
September 27, 1864. 2d Lieutenant, 14th U. S. Colored Infantry, Janu- 
ary 12, 1865. ist Lieutenant, January 6, 1866. Mustered out, March 
26, 1866. 

Brevet Captain, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2517. 

VAN VLIET, Stewart 

COLONEL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. A. 
BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL, U. S. V. 

U. S. Army : 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July I, 1836. 2d Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, U. S. A., 
July I, 1840. ist Lieutenant, November 19, 1843. Captain, Assistant 
Quartermaster, June 4, 1847. Major, Quartermaster, August 3, 1 86 1. 
Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Quartermaster General, July 29, 1866. 
Colonel, Assistant Quartermaster General, June 6, 1872. Retired, Jan- 
uary 22, 1 88 1. 

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel, October 28, 1864. Brevet 
Brigadier General, October 28, 1864. Brevet Major General, March 

13, 1865. 

U. S. Volunteers : 

Brigadier General, September 22, 1861. Expired by limitation, July 17, 
1865. Brigadier General, March 13, 1865. Mustered out, September 
I, 1866. 

Brevet Major General, March 13, 1865. 

Elected July 1, 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the State 
of New York. Insignia No. 745. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 

WAINWRIGHT, John 

COLONEL, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry, U. S. V. 

Private, Co. G., 2d Pennsylvania Volunteers (three months' service), April 
20, 1 86 1. Mustered out, July 26, 186 1. Private, Co. F, 97th Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry, U. S. V., September 23, 1861. ist Sergeant, October 3, 
1 86 1. 2d Lieutenant, January 10, 1862. ist Lieutenant, May 1, 1863. 
Captain, November 1, 1864 (not mustered). Lieutenant Colonel, March 

14, 1865 (commissioned January 15, 1865). Colonel, June 15, 1865. 
Mustered out, August 28, 1865. 

Elected November 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2607. 



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WALKER, Duncan Stephen 

MAJOR, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL. Assigned to duty with 
rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Captain, Assistant Adjutant General, U. S. V., February 27, 1863. Major, 
July 27, 1864. Assigned to duty with rank of Lieutenant Colonel 
(under act of July 17, 1862), Nov. 7, 1864. Mustered out, May 13, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., March 13, 1865. 

Elected May 1, 1872, First Class, by Commandery of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1402. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, January 3, 1883. 

WALKER, John G. 

CAPTAIN; Chief of Bureau of Navigation (with relative rank of COMMO- 
DORE), U. S. N. 

Acting Midshipman, October 5, 1850. Midshipman, December 11, 1852. 
Passed Midshipman, June 20, 1856. Master, January 22, 1858. Lieu- 
tenant, January 23, 1858. Lieutenant Commander, July 16, 1862. 
Commander, July 25, 1866. Captain, June 25, 1877. Chief of Bureau 
of Navigation, October 22, 1881. 

Elected March 1, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2356. 

WEBSTER, William Hoi comb 

1st LIEUTENANT, 5th Connecticut Infantry, U. S. V. 
2d Lieutenant, 5th Connecticut Infantry, U. S. V., July 22, 1861. 1st Lieu- 
tenant, August 9, 1862. Discharged on account of disability, April 16, 
1863. 2d Lieutenant, Veteran Reserve Corps, February I, 1864. 1st 
Lieutenant, June 14, 1864. Assigned to 12th Veteran Reserve Corps, 
December 9, 1864. Transferred to 22d Veteran Reserve Corps, 
August 15, 1865. Mustered out, January I, 1868. 

Elected December 6, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

WEST, George W. 

COLONEL, 17th Maine Infantry; BREVET BRIGADIER GENERAL, 
U. S. V. 

Captain, 10th Maine Infantry, October 21, 1861. Major, 17th Maine 
Infantry, July 25, 1862. Colonel, October 2, 1863. Discharged, on 
account of disability, April 25, 1865. 

Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. V., December 2, 1864. 

Elected November 3, 1875, First Class, by Commandery of the 
State of Massachusetts. Insignia No. 1724. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, January 3, 1883. 



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WEST, Joseph Rodman 

BRIGADIER GENERAL; BREVET MAJOR GENERAL. U. S. V. 

Private, Mounted Volunteers, July 17, 1847. Captain, July 25, 1847. 
Attached to Regiment of Maryland and District of Columbia Volun- 
teers, September, 1847. Mustered out, August 10, 1848. 

Lieutenant Colonel. 1st California Infantry, U. S. V., August 5, 1861. 
Colonel, June 1, 1862. Brigadier General, U. S. V., October 25, 1862. 
Mustered out, January 4, 1866. 

Brevet Major General, U. S. V., January 4. 1866. 

Elected December 6, 1882. First Class, by Commandery of the 

District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2615. 

WHITSiDE, Samuel M. 

CAPTAIN, 6th Calvary ; BREVET MAJOR, U. S. A. 

Private, General Mounted Sen-ice, and Sergeant Major, 6th Calvary, U. S. A., 
November 10, 1858, to November 4, 1861. 2d Lieutenant, 6th Cavalry, 
November I, 1861. 1st Lieutenant. January 25, 1864. Captain, 
October 20, 1865. 

Brevet Major, U. S. A., March 13, 1865. 

Elected December 6, 1882. First Class, by Commandery of the 
District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2616. 

WHITTEMORE, Edward William 

CAPTAIN. 15th Infantry: BREVET MAJOR. U. S. A. 

2d Lieutenant, 17th Infantry, October 24, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, May 10, 
1862. Captain, March 10, 1865. Transferred to 35th Infantry, Sep- 
tember 21, 1S66. Transferred to 15th Infantry, August 12, 1869. 

Elected May 3, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2453. 

WHITTEMQRE, James Madison 

LIEUTENANT COLONEL, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. 

Cadet, U. S. M. A., July 1. 1855. Brevet 2d Lieutenant, 2d Artillery, July 
1, i860. 2d Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, September 2*7, 1S60. Trans- 
ferred to the Ordnance Department, May 5, 1861. 1st Lieutenant, 
July 1, 1 86 1. Captain. March 3, 1863. Major, June 23, 1874. Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, August 2, 1879. 

Brevet Major, March 13, 1865. 

Elected January 14. 1380, First Class, by Commandery of the State, 
of Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 1991. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1SS2. 



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WILSON, Theodore D. 

NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR: Chief of Bureau of Construction and Repair 
(with relative rank of COMMODORE . U. S. N. 

Carpenter, U. S. X., August 3, 1861. Assistant Naval Constructor, May 
17, 1866. Naval Constructor (with relative rank of Commander), July 
11, 1873. Chief of Bureau of Construction and Repair (with relative 
rank of Commodore), March 3, 1882. 

Elected January 3, 1883, First Class, by Commandery of the Dis- 
trict of Columbia. Insignia No. . 

WOOD, William Maxwell 

LIEUTENANT, U. S. N. 

Eldest son of deceased Companion W. M. Wood. 

Elected December 6. 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the 

District of Columbia. Insignia No. 2628. 

WOOD, William Willis Wylie 

CHIEF ENGINEER (CAPTAIN . U. S. N. 

Chief Engineer, U. S. N., March 15, 1845. Chief of Bureau of Steam 
Engineering, March 20, 1873. Retired, May 30. 1880. 

Elected May 7. 1867, First Class, by Commander}- of the State of 
Pennsylvania. Insignia No. 270. Transferred to Commandery of 
the State of New York, April 30. 1869. Transferred to Commandery 
of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February 1, 1882. 

Accidentally drowned in Smith's Creek, St. Mary*s County, Maryland, 

August 31, 1882. 
Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D. C. 

WO R DEN, John Lo rimer 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N, 

Midshipman, January 10. 1834. Passed Midshipman, July 16, 1 840. Mas- 
ter, August 15, 1846. Lieutenant November 30, 1846. Commander, 
July 16, 1862. Captain, February 3, 1863. Commodore, May 27, 
1868. Rear xVdmiral, November 20, 1872. 

Elected February 16. 1866, First Class, by Commandery of the 

State of New York. Insignia No. 220. Transferred to Com- 
mandery of the District of Columbia, as charter member, February I, 
1882. 



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WYMAN, Robert Harris 

REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N. 

Midshipman, March n, 1837. Passed Midshipman, June 29, 184.3. Act- 
ing Master, June 13, 1848. Lieutenant, July 16, 1850. Commander, 
July 16, 1862. Captain, July 25, 1866. Commodore, July 19, 1872. 
Rear Admiral, April 26, 1878. 

Elected June 7, 1882, First Class, by Commandery of the District 
of Columbia. Insignia No. 2516. 

Died at Washington, D. C, December 2, 1882. Buried in Oak Hill Ceme- 
tery, Washington, D. C. 



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SUMMARY. 



Charter Members .- . . . . . 44 

Elected by District of Columbia Commandery . . 97 

Transferred from other Commanderies . . . ... 20 

161 

Loss : 

By Death ...... 5 

Transferred to other Commanderies 2 7 

Total membership January 3, 1883 . . . .154 



Resident Members 
Non- Resident Members 



DEATHS. 

Major William J. Twining, U. S. A., May 5, 1882. 
Brevet Major R. M. A. Hawk, U. S V., June 29, 1882. 
Chief Engineer W. W. W. Wood, U. S. N., August 31, 1882. 
Brevet Colonel Milton Cogswell, U. S. A., November 20, 1882. 
Rear Admiral R. H. Wyman, U. S. N., December 2, 1882. 

TRANSFERS. 

Rear Admiral J. C. Howell, to Pennsylvania Commandery, January 3, 1883. 
Lieutenant John R. Paxton, to New York Commandery, January 3, 1883. 



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